JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  8,  1902. 
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Mr.  Mawley  and  his  Dahlias. 
The  picture  on  page  409  .so  well  speaks  for  itself  that  words 
are  superfluous.  Mr.  Edward  Mawley  is  depicted  on  the  left 
viemng  one  of  his  ouui  productions  in  the  form  of  a  seedling 
single  Dahlia;  the  gentleman  on  the  right  is  a  friend  of  his.  Mr. 
Mawley  prepares  the  Dahlia  and  the  Rose  analysis  for  this 
Journal,  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  aSational  Dahlia, 
National  Rose,  Royal  Meteorological  and  other  Societies. 
Show  of  Western  Australia  Produce. 
The  persons  who  are  Imperialistic,  and  who  take  an  active 
interest  in  the  progress  of  the  British  colonies,  will  learn  with 
pleasure  and  pride  of  the  success  of  the  second  annual  national 
show  of  produce  from  the  We, stern  Australia  districts,  which  was 
held  on  the  6th  of  March,  at  Perth.  The  exhibition  was  an 
undoubted  success,  having  1,015  entries,  and  included  cereals. 
Melons,  Pum]Dkins,  Tomatoes,  Gourds,  Ac.  The  Governor  of  the 
State  performed  the  opening  ceremony. 
Royal  National  Tulip  Society. 
The  ninth  annual  Southern  Exhibition  of  the  above  Society 
will  be  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society,  on  Tuesday,  May  20,  1902,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  Bucking¬ 
ham  Gate,  'Westminster.  The  exhibition  will  be  open  to  the 
public  at  2  p.m.  Membens  of  the  Royal  National  Tulip  Society 
admitted  by  ticket,  to  be  obtained  from  A.  D.  Hall,  The  College, 
Wye,  Kent.  At  3  p.m.  a  lecture  will  be  given  on  “  The  Origin 
and  Properties  of  the  English  Tulip,”  by  A.  D.  Hall. 
Rhododendrons  in  Queen’s  Park,  Glasgow. 
A  fine  specimen  of  the  Rhododendron  Nuttali  is  at  prevsent 
showing  five  trusses  of  flower  of  seven  bloissoms  each.  It  is  a 
beautiful  sight,  and  one  which  is  not  come  in  contact  with  every 
day.  Countess  of  Haddington  is  quite  common  here,  and 
although  some  of  them  were  almost  past,  it  could  be  easily  seen 
how  freely  they  had  been  flowering.  Thomsoni  x  Griffithi  is  just 
a  mass  of  flower.  In  the  early  stage  of  the  flower  the  colour  is 
dark  red;  as  it  opens  out  it  turns  light  red,  and  is  quite  a  treat. 
Veitchianum  Isevigatum  x  Edgeworthi  is  also  flowering  very 
freely.  This  is  one  of  the  recently  certificated  Rhododendrons. 
There  are  also  many  other  good  seedlings  in  flower,  and  alto¬ 
gether  the  Rhododendrons  in  the  Camjjhill  houses  are  in  first- 
class  order,  and  are  well  Avorth  a  visit. — A.  B. 
British  Forestry  Inquiry. 
At  the  first  sitting  of  theDepartmental Committee  of  the  Board 
of  Agriculture  appointed  to  inquire  into  the  present  position 
and  future  prospects  of  forestry,  and  the  planting  and  manage¬ 
ment  of  Avoodlands  in  Great  Britain,  Mr.  S.  Margerison,  ■  of 
Calverley,  in  his  evidence,  expressed  the  opinion  that  Con¬ 
tinental  foresters  greAV  much  larger  crops  of  timber  on  similar 
areas  than  do  British  groAvers.  From  his  OAvn  experience  in 
North  Germany  he  kneAV  that  the  trees  Avere  larger,  straighter, 
and  freer  from  knots  and  other  defects  than  ours  generally  were, 
more  attention  being  paid  to  systematic  and  scientific  forestry 
than  in  this  country.  He  Avas  of  opinion  that  a  very  large  pro¬ 
portion  of  the  timber  now  imported  from  other  countries  could, 
Avith  proper  management,  be  properly  grown  at  home.  Few 
foreign  countries,  however,  could  grow  Oak  equal  to  British  in 
size,  strength,  wearing  and  lasting  qualities  combined.  As  an 
experiment,  six  railway  wagons  had  been  built  with  a  framework 
of  British  Oak,  and  six  Avith  a  framework  of  foreign  Oak,  for 
exactly  identical  purposes.  By  the  time  the  British  timber 
wagons  came  in  for  repair  the  others  were  quite  worn  out.  On 
the  question  of  railway  rates,  Mr.  Margerison  said  that  where  a 
ton  of  com  would  cost  5  per  cent,  of  its  selling  value  in  transport 
a  ton  of  timber  cost  60  per  cent.  A  ton  of  spruce  from  Canada 
Avould  not  cost  any  more  than — if  as  much  as — a  ton  of  sprace 
from  the  Yorkshire  hills  to  the  Yorkshire  coal  mines.  Prefer¬ 
ential  rates  were  costing  timber  groAvers  as  much  as  the  rental 
value  of  the  lands  the  timber  grew  on. 
Dudley  Flower  Show. 
The  first  horticultural  exhibition  and  honey  shoAv  in  connec¬ 
tion  Avith  the  Dudley  Horticultural  Society  Avill  be  held  at 
Dudley  on  Wednesday  and  ThursdaAv  Aimust  13  and  14,  1902. 
The  lion,  secretary  is  Mr.  H.  Dickinson,  Sunnyside,  Dudley. 
Early  Gooseberries. 
The  first  package  of  this  season’s  groAvth  of  English  Goose¬ 
berries  cultivated  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Penzance  AA’as 
despatched  to  the  London  market  on  April  30.  Gooseberry  pick¬ 
ing  from  trees  groAvn  in  the  open  commenced  around  Penzance 
this  Aveek. 
Sidcup  Coronation  Rose  Show. 
On  Thursday,  July  3,  the  rosarians  of  Sidcup  have  arranged 
to  celebrate  the  greatest  function  of  the  year  by  holding  a  .special 
Rose  shoAv,  and  grand  gymkhana.  The  hon.  secretary  is  Mr. 
Tyson  CraAvford,  Arundel  Lodge,  Sidcup. 
‘  Death  of  Mr.  Llndley  Co  an. 
The  death  of  Mr.  L.  Lindley-CoAA’an,  late  Secretary  of  the 
Department  of  Western  Australia,  is  announced  from  Perth. 
Mr.  CoAA’an,  by  his  example,  his  lectures,  and  his  press  Avritings, 
helped  enormously  to  extend  the  interest  in  West  Australian 
Vine  and  other  fmit  groAving.  He  died  at  the  early  age  of  44, 
leaving  a  Avidow  and  one  daughter. 
Midland  Daffodil  Show. 
Our  representative  in  his  report  of  the  Midland  Daffodil  Show, 
held  at  Edgbastcn,  on  April  24  and  25,  omitted  to  mention  Mr. 
H.  J.  Jones’  group  Avhich  contained  a  selection  of  Narcis.si  in  all 
the  sections.  We  believe  this  is  the  first  occasion  on  which  Mr. 
Jones  has  ventured  to  Birmingham  Avith  Daffodils  and  other 
spring  floAvers,  and  speaks  Avell  for  his  success  in  the  bulb  venture 
as  a  depart  meut  of  his  business. 
Cambridge  Horticultural  Society. 
Situated  in  a  good  district,  and  having  been  long  established, 
the  Cambridge  Horticultural  Society’s  shows  are  generally  veiy 
successful.  The  date  for  the  June  exhibition  this  year  is  fixed 
for  the  10th,  and  numerdus  special  prizes  are  being  offered.  The 
Chry.santhemum  shoAv  is  arranged  for  November  5  and  6.  Fuller 
particulars  Avill,  no  doubt,  be  advertised  by  the  secretai’y  in  our 
pages  in  due  course. 
Scottish  foresters  to  Visit  Sweden. 
At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  council  of  the  Scottish  Arbori- 
cAzltural  Association  Mr.  D.  P.  Laird,  the  convener  of  the  excur¬ 
sion  committee,  explained  that  negotiations  had  taken  i^lace  Avith 
regard  to  the  proposed  trip  to  ScandinaAda  this  summer.  He 
mentioned  that  the  society  had  obtained,  through  the  Foreign 
Office,  programmes  for  tours  in  Norway  and  SAveden.  He  Avas 
afraid  it  Avould  be  impo.ssible  to  cari’y  out  the  Norwegian  tour, 
OAAung  to  their  inability  to  obtain  a  special  steamer  for  the  neces- 
isary  fortaiight ;  but  the  tour  in  SAveden  Avas  a  very  attractive 
one,  and  he  hoped  they  Avould  be  able  to  carry  it  out.  The 
matter  Avas  remitted  to  the  excursion  committee  Avith  poAvers. 
The  selection  of  Mr.  Donald  Robertson,  forester  to  the  Duke  of 
Sutherland,  at  Dunrobin,  to  give  evidence  on  behalf  of  the 
society  at  the  Forestry  Inquiry,  noAV  taking  place  in  London, 
Avas  approved  of. 
Ipswicb  Mutual  Improvement  Society. 
On  Thursday,  May  1,  a  meeting  of  the  above  society  was  held 
in  the  Co-operatrte  Hall,  Mr.  0.  H.  Shipton  presiding  over  a 
large  attendance.  The  subject  for  the  evening  was  a  lecture 
by  Mr.  F.  Shrivell,  F.L.S.,  of  Tonbridge,  Kent,  on  “The  Use 
and  Vahte  of  Chemical  Manures  in  the  Fruit  and  Kitchen  Gar¬ 
dens.”  In  a  chatty  and  interesting  manner,  enlivened  by  many 
humorous  touches,  the  lecturer  first  spoke  of  the  value  of  farm¬ 
yard  manure  for  improAung  the  mechanical  condition  of  the  soil, 
and  then  considered  the  properties  of  various  organic  manures. 
Passing  thence  to  the  more  impoi’tant  chemical  plant  foods,  Mr. 
Shrivell  gave  many  hints  on  their  application  to  fruit  and 
vegetable  crops,  illustrating  his  remarks  by  the  aid  of  a  case  of 
samples  of  manures  (presented  to  the  society  by  Messrs.  Packard 
and  Co.,  of  Ipswich),  which  he  congratulated  them  on  possessing. 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  meeting  a  hearty  vote  of  thanks  was 
accorded  Mr.  Shrivell  on  the  proposition  of  Mr.  Messenger,  sup¬ 
ported  by  Mr.  Morgan. — E.  C. 
